Esports Is Quickly Becoming A Big Business For Game-makers

feedback@businessinsider.com (Travis Hoium), Business Insider
Tue, 09/19/2017 - 6:17pm

Melia RobinsonActivision Blizzard is nearing completion of a dedicated eSports venue in the Los Angeles area that will host the first season of the Overwatch League — the venue is the former studio for Johnny Carson and Jay Leno's The Tonight Show and now it will be the home of a sporting revolution in video games. The LA arena comes on the heels of MGM Resorts announcing an eSports arena with Allied eSports at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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